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| red Defender Member Since: 11 Feb 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 76   
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I went to Devon 4x4 and had the Genisis system fitted, they did the work and made it very worthwhile letting them do the work by discounting the parts. They did a great job and the system works very well, giving battery voltage of both batteries on an LCD display.
In my 90 I did a self fit of the Luna system which also works well but I dont really like the display of battery condition, being a strip of leds going from green though orange to red. Hope this is of some interest.  Whats broken now ? |
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25th Mar 2008 8:40pm |
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| ti-fat-man Member Since: 08 Feb 2009 Location: Bedford Posts: 517 
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Hiya folks,
normally a lurker here  , but might as well get involved as well.
Q: for RD. just doing a twin battery conversion on my puma 90. going for the devon battery tray, what batteries did you fit? i'm thinking about odessey 1500's and considering the luna management system. cheers alan. |
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8th Feb 2009 8:40pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
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10forcash on the D3 site came to my place and fitted my system. PM him and get a quote
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9th Feb 2009 2:27pm |
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| red Defender Member Since: 11 Feb 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 76
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Mine is the Devon tray, and I have the 1500,s as you mention. Its a tight fit but they do go in. Whats broken now ?
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9th Feb 2009 5:24pm |
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| ti-fat-man Member Since: 08 Feb 2009 Location: Bedford Posts: 517
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Cheers RD,
Yeap that's confirmed my choice (  )
won't mind a pic of the install, when you got any time thanks al |
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9th Feb 2009 5:41pm |
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| red Defender Member Since: 11 Feb 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 76
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If you go to my gallery theres a picture of the twin battery instalation. The picture is taken from the drivers side and the batteries are pulled towards the drivers side to access the negitive connectors. When the batteries are pushed into the tray the connectors are under the seat rail and basically in accessible. Hope this helps.
Just found out how to post a picture Whats broken now ? |
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9th Feb 2009 6:09pm |
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| ti-fat-man Member Since: 08 Feb 2009 Location: Bedford Posts: 517
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Hiya RD,
i'm just wiring my twin battery conversion. using two odyessy pc1500's into a devon 4x4 tray. vehicle is a 57 puma i'm wondering how you wired the main feed from the alternator to the main (starter) battery. did you use the fuse block with the 500A fuse in the plastic block, from the original OEM battery. or did you dispense with it? or wire it via a fuse from another manufactuer? the stock fuse doesn't seem to fit from the pos+ post and hang over the side of the new battery 
can you enlighten me..........confused.com 
cheers al. |
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24th Feb 2009 8:17pm |
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| Sonic3d Member Since: 28 Jan 2008 Location: Ross on Wye Posts: 1505 
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Im also fitting the Devon tray and 2 Odyssey 1500`s but will be using the BEP Marine 300amp voltage sensing relay with a switch on the dash to link the batteries together
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24th Feb 2009 8:26pm |
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| red Defender Member Since: 11 Feb 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 76
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I used the fused connector as origional. Take the plastic cover off and bring the cable in from the other side otherwise it wont fit. Whats broken now ?
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25th Feb 2009 9:39am |
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| ti-fat-man Member Since: 08 Feb 2009 Location: Bedford Posts: 517
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RD..........cool
that's the wonder of interweb forums, solutions to my problems
yeah hang that OME fuse way over the other side, just fits. so good if fact that i've ordered another from dealer, to mount on the second battery. going to run a smaller 'mega' fuse in that carriage, on the feed-out from the solinoid. the OME pos+ clamp also has the benifit of the two mounts for the secondary supplies. cheers, will post a pic of mine when completed. cheers al. |
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25th Feb 2009 9:01pm |
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| ti-fat-man Member Since: 08 Feb 2009 Location: Bedford Posts: 517
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Ok folks, those that have done it..........what's the best/neatest way to run a dual battery monitor lead (in my case a national luna) from the battery box to the dash.
i can consider drilling a hole in the battery box wall to get the lead under the carpet...........not my prefered option. or going out of an original grommet and somehow coming up through the engine bay, back through the dash. i've seen a cable exit out through a small hole drilled in a blank switch, i thought that was neat. any suggestions would be appriciated  |
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10th Mar 2009 1:10pm |
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